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In the life of every woman, there is a moment when she opens her wardrobe and asks herself: Are these clothes really “mine”? What do they really say about me? Risk will soon turn 10, and for that occasion we opened “Risk’s wardrobe” and asked ourselves: why we create clothes that make women feel attractive as well as comfortable, no matter what daily challenge or changing fashion they are facing. The clothes, that give you confidence, that are created according to the principles of good old tailoring, and to some degree constantly allude to the past. “WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?”
The answer is: our childhood. That’s why, as a part of our pre-birthday self-reflection, we decided to create a collection that will speak of what we’ve inherited from our family homes. What adults used to talk about back then, what they wore, what was important to them. And despite the fact that we come from different households, where approach to clothes was radically different, it was the clothes that allowed us to learn many lessons about ourselves, and became our extra language in communication with the world. The “Modoterapia” collection, that takes its name after a book written by Antosia 5 years ago, is an effort to look deeper into the memories and impressions that shaped us. And it’s also a crash course in Polish fashion of the 90s.
MODOTERAPIA is a collection about freedom. Freedom of being yourself. Freedom of choice. Freedom of women who raised us. The navy blue dress with a detachable collar has something of a school uniform in it, but it also symbolizes the typical alterations made by seamstresses. There’s also our version of Parka, which was beloved by all the artists and moviemakers in the PRL era, for example Zbigniew Cybulski, who was fascinated by the “made in USA” style. And all free spirits, regardless of gender or occupation. There are many corduroy pieces, that we’ve associated with a Polish intelectual ever since we were small. It is is a tribute to our favorite gentlemen, who are wearing corduroy until this day. There’s also a jumpsuit and a coat, inspired by post-war workwear. It’s a symbolic tribute to our mothers and grandmothers. Women who raised us, had fulfilling careers, and gave us the example that freedom of choice and empowerment are very important in life. The inscription “WOLNOŚĆ” (eng. freedom), designed for us by an artist and activist PAWEŁ ŻUKOWSKI, appeared on three pieces in this collection not without a reason. He used Letraset sheets, that were popular in the 70s and 80 in Poland. It’s a technique that allowed people to print illegal brochures (which Antosia’s dad used to distribute) in domestic conditions. By the way, the headquarters where they released the illegal brochures every weekend was at 5, Szpitalna Street. In a tenement house right across the street from our shop.
It was important to us that these clothes, which are so deeply rooted in the Polish fashion of the past, were photographed by someone who co-created its image. We asked a real legend to do it: Krzysztof Gierałtowski, who, between 1968 and 1971, was the main fashion photographer in “Ty i Ja”, an iconic magazine, that we remember from our youth years. In the age of PRL, it was the only magazine that spoke about mini skirts, op-art and the queues after YSL trousers in Paris. In the 60s, Mr Gierałtowski also photographed the products from big national fashion houses as Moda Polska or Telimena, and important Polish textile factories like: „Cora”, „1 maja” in Wroclaw, „Próchnik”, „Vistula”, „Wólczanka”. And in 2021, he photographed the two of us, in our favorite city, Warsaw. In the clothes that are both retrospect and introspect for us. Just “fashion-therapy”.
Antonina & Klara
SESSION
Fotos: Krzysztof Gierałtowski
Asystent: Rafał Leszczyński
Backstage: Antoni Mrozinski
Make-up: Iza Kućmierowska
Hair: Maciek Towarek
Stylist: Klara Kowtun
Assistant: Hubert Stadelmajer
Models: Klara Kowtun, Antonina Samecka
Session production: Marysia Pułaska-Białkowska
LOOKBOOK SESSION
Fotos: Irek Kamieniak, Iza Grzybowska
Make-up: Iza Kućmierowska, Aga Jończyk
Hair: Bartosz Satora, Łukasz Pycior
Stylist: Klara Kowtun, Paweł Zasim
Models: Alma Asuai, Anastazja Bernad, Aniela Czartoryska, Elwira Gocłowska, Hania Konarowska, Marzena Salska, Kinga Waszak
Session production: Marysia Pułaska-Białkowska, Paulina Sadoch